Weather 1
Liquid that falls from the sky when a cloud becomes saturated.
What is an air mass?
What are cirrus clouds?
What is the atmosphere?
Layers of air around the earth.
What is a rain gauge?
An instrument to record the amount of rainfall in a given area.
What is sleet?
What is evaporation?
What are stratus clouds?
Thick, gray clouds that often bring rain.
What is dew point?
The temperature at which tiny water drops from when water vapor condenses.
What is a thermometer?
What is frost?
Tiny ice crystals that form when water vapor condenses near the ground and freezes.
What is wind?
The movement of air from one place to another.
What are cumulus clouds?
Puffy white clouds.
What is a satellite?
A craft that orbits the Earth and assists in weather forecasting.
What is a barometer?
An instrument that measures air pressure.
What is a hurricane?
A giant swirling storm that brings rain and heavy winds.
What is condensation?
The process of water vapor (or gas) changing into a liquid through cooling.
What are cumulonimbus clouds?
Tall cumulus clouds that bring thunderstorms.
What is a meteorologist?
A scientists that studies the weather.
What is an anemometer?
An instrument that measures wind speed.
What is a thunderstorm?
Water in the form of a gas.
What are altocumulus clouds?
Puffy white clouds that are located high in the sky.
What is a cold front?
When a cold air mass collides with a warm air mass creating rain.
What is a hygrometer?
An instrument that measures the amount of humidity in the air.